1888 MLB Strikeouts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Times struck out
The Kansas City Cowboys led all of MLB in strikeouts in 1888, with 598, 7 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 16 MLB teams is 513.3.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Kansas City Cowboys
132 games
598
Strikeouts
7 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 598 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 591 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 583 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 563 |
| 5 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 561 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 559 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 524 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 520 |
| MLB average | 513.3 | |||
| 9 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 499 |
| 10 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 492 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 485 |
| 12 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 478 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 464 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 456 |
| 15 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 444 |
| 16 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 396 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.